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Postpartum depression is a common disorder with ramifications for mothers, infants, and families; racial and ethnic minorities of low socioeconomic status are at particular risk. With input from mothers and community members, investigators at a tertiary inner-city hospital in East Harlem, New York, developed a postpartum educational intervention aimed at reducing the incidence of depression among black and Latina mothers. The intervention consisted of a short in-hospital session in which potential triggers of depressive symptoms (e.g., heavy vaginal bleeding, infant colic) were explained as normal, temporary aspects of the postpartum experience; specific suggestions for management also were provided. A follow-up phone call 2 weeks after dis…